Machine for producing spring mattresses



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Patented Jan. 19, 1954 UNITED STATE MAgHINE s PATENT OFFICE FOR PRODUCING SPRING MATTRESSES Joseph Gauci, New. York, N. Y.,- and Paul Mueller, Baltimore, Md, assignors to Murray J. Rymland, Baltimore, Md.

Application June 29, 1948, Serial No. 35,954 2 Claims. (01. 140-923) This invention relates to a production machinery used for the assembling of springs to form bed mattresses.

It has for an object the construction of a new and improved mattress assembling machine that will avoid one or more of the disadvantages and limitations of the prior art. 7

Another object of this invention is to provide a new and improved mattress assembling machine that will arrange for the fastening of the coil springs of a mattress together, in an effective and economical manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide I a new and improved mattress machine that can automatically fasten the coil springs of a spring .broken away;

Figure 12 is an enlarged perspective viewof the helical wire shearing pad and supporting means;

mattress together and do this in continuous rows 'until the mattress is completed.

An additional object of this invention is to provide a new and improved spring mattress making machine that will tie together the coil springs used for the mattress by a new and simple fastening means that will render the coils more comfortable and flexible to usethan previous types of fasteners.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved spring mattress making machine that will form and thread a'helically formed wire through the coils of springs that form an unassembled'ma'ttress and tie them together with helically formed wire through the coils proper where they are overlapped to provide the necessary junction between them for the assembly. H 7

Other objects will become apparent as the invention is more fully set forth.

For a better understanding of the invention, it

objects and the principles thereof, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, wherein a particular embodimentof the invention isindicated by way of example. These drawings, with a the following description, outline the invention in detail while the scope of the invention is emphasized in the claims.

I Referring to the drawings:

Figure'l is a frontelevation of a mattress spring assembling machine embodying this invention;

Figure 2 is a right end view looking in the di- 'rection of arrows 2-2 shown on Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a'left end view looking in the direction of arrows 3-3 on Figure l; V

Figure 4 is a top plan view of Figure 1; Figure 5 is an enlarged typical view showing Figure dis a section of the wire feeding mech- Figure 13 is a perspective view of the knife mechanism with the cover removed to show its inner construction;

Figure 14 is a section taken on Figure 11; v

Figure 15 is an end view looking inthe direction of arrows l5-l5 of Figure 4, showing the sliding carriage in its extreme rearward position;

Figure 16 is an end view similar to Figure 15 but showing the sliding carriage in its extreme forward position;

Figure 17 is a perspective view partially showing the sliding carriage and accompanying mechanism;

Figure 18 is a section taken on line I8-l8g0f Figure 17;

Figure 19 is a section taken on the line 19-19 of Figure 1'7;

. Figure 20 is a plan view taken on the line 26-20 of Figure 1'7 and showing the carriage in feeding position; V

Figure 21 is a plan view partially showing the carriage and tapered dog in an intermediate point of forward travel;

Figure 22 is a plan view showing the carriage at its extreme forward point of travel;

Figure 23 is a plan view of the spring hold- Figure 24 is a section taken on the line 24-24 v of Figure 23; V

- ,Figure 25 is a rightend view of the spring holding die shown in Figure 23; y g

1 Figure 346 is a section taken on the line 26-26 of Figure 23; and r a I Figure2'7 is a wiring diagram pertaining to the device.

Similar reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the drawings.

In the construction of mattresses of the spring type, in one method, it is customaryto bring the individual coil springs into a verticalposition adjacent to each other, so the large end turn at either end of the coiled springs will touch each other at a portion of their adjacent peripheries. Then a clip of strap material is placed against these portions and overlapped around the wire of these portions. This is a cheap efiective way of doing thelwqrk of fastening the coiled springs together and can only be done with tools and methods required specifically for the purpose. The clips have sharp. edges that tend to tear into the covers placed on the finished mattresses. 'rriynay'ai bgm jure the workers during manufacture, anti tlie users when in operation as thfefundatibmfor a bed. The clips also form'a fiatsurface that is objectionable and its flexibility is of a see-sa'lt'v nature. and scratch audibly as the mattress is used. If the clips become opened, as they occasioilall'y do; the edges and ends p't'esent knife-like cutting edges that are veryrinjurious' toc'anyorie thatrmay accidently come against them. Alsoqthe clips can beccnieflooserandrdetached. and falli'clown in between the coils leaving the springs-that "they had originally'heldytogether, free to 'separate from each: other at "the endsrloosened.

"In thisfinvention, thercoil'ed: springs have their end turns overlapped one on the other, "and thenifafstenedftogether by asmall: diameterheli- T h y also have a t nqermyptgs rr 'alf'spizing threaded aroundthe wire of the turns at each end of the coiled springs'tobejoined. Elia fastening; is perforrnedi by the mattress. as- "s'embling "machine embodying "this invention, by forming the wire intora'continuous helical coil m'oving 'progressivelyain a "horizontal plane in;

between the end turns of the vertical "coiled 'springs: forming "the: mattress, so 'as.-to "wind around the wires of these turns and:bind"the'm together. Themiach-ine is further; provided with af'movingr frame that-propels the iastened'coiled v hearings-2 l inw hich' sha'its rotate. The shafts 25 have sprocket whee ls 4| andar'erotated'by then'r as they are -rotated bycarrier belts 20'when ng ageda-ridfhtxtuatd in a'man'n'er tQ be de- 'scribe'cl laterf These belts 20 support bars till which have pads "21* mounted-thereon. The padstlj are suitably grooved at 2t on their race 'torecei've the skirt-"turns 3H or mattress 'spring 'lo; The

grgoves 28 serve to hold a 'pa'ir ofthe coilsfiu "in-place in a horizontal position such fa "way as to overlap the turns of the adjacent coils "fillimeon 'the' other. (See- Ffigures 23,"24,"and 25.) While in this overlapped position, the

*r'otative insertion F transversely "in '"a horizontal eah ca'se is twisted in and around-the coils-'30 where they touch and resiliently adjust the helix 4 to the varying spacing of the coils as they leave the point of tangency. When sufiicient length of the helix 32 is inserted, it is cut off and the end portions 33 bent over to secure them from loosening. Each helical binding spring 32 is derived' from a wire feeding mechanism 34, that consists of, an 'upright bracket, kit su 'pporting reels 35 of suitable wire 3| passing between rolls 3'! and then through the forming dies or twisters 38. The helical springs 32 leave the dies or twisters-38in extending coil, sufiiciently stifi to'carry itself horizontally and able to engage the turns-4.0 and twist around them to form a bincl'enas it =is tvvisted and propelled. To make theifenear'w 'eKtZ join up on the turns, a guide Shis preierabIy included to provide a posishould be;noted that thehelical spring 32 travels tangentially t -"-the;-turns 30 and is not ;in line with;therax-isofthe spring coils 30. e The helical spring 32 also travels. through all the pairs of coils in-a ,row,whichmayybe usually, from seven tojten, and; winds about the turns consecutively until ;the; lastgnein therow is engaged. The

helical spring; 32 in -eachinstance, therefore, is long enough to reach from one endof onerow to-the 'otl1er;and- -tiethe coils-30 of the, row in apredetermined spaced arrangement. The coils ell-of each row. =are;then:-saidto be threaded together. Wheneach row. of pairedcoils 30 are threaded and the-helical-spring 32 1s bent and cut to complete it, the rowis propelled rearwardly: a pred etermined length for ejection-from its pads; 2-

The propellingis accomplished by a movement of the-pads: 2-1 rearwardly on which padsatheitpils-t are -loa'dedand have been fastened together. The pads fl .on which-the coils 31) rest are engaged by aspecial carriage'having bars 5iliattached to thegbelts2 fi, that rotate-the "shafts;2 5'by*means1-oi sprockets H in one direction in ratchet fashion. This arrangement 'bringsrthegfastened; springs Auto 2. set of fingers -l2-that slip-inmnder the turnsfio and disengage thernifrom the-padssfl -sufiiciently tocause them to move ont'o "317'0111113843 that guides and discharges-attic.assemblediunit fromthe machine. This movement brings another set of pads 21 into .preperal-ignmentrw-ith the helical threading means 32 ready for-fastening the "next row of springs. Thefpadsyfit alter-arranged with special groovesl' ll-fl designedz-toj allow the fingers 42 to operate therein in the proper sequence, in, the "manner described. The-ringersv 42 are curved tofitunderz'the wire 3070ffthe turnsr andgive a 601 lifting actionthereto "as :rthe coils are 5 pushed agaihstrthem; 'The chute-'43, shaft:'2-5, brackets have to be soiplaced in' a'waythat will bring their knotse'd's inavpredetermined position :and

' the coil' turn "3:0. symmetrically located with respect to each 'other3 for whichthe groovingsv28 in the pads are designed; The carriages 112' are --propelled;--'by suitably formed cams '46- mounted on a shaft 41 onrt-heybrackets jit;and-actuated through ya trarrsmission chain 48 by an electrical motoryt Th i o cr-flfl; onnec tedito an electrical network operating in accordance with a predetermined schedule. inner platform 51 assembled in the frame 22.

7 pads 21, on the sprockets 4|.

' them to'the fastening place for the coils.

E6 and Hi form the ends of the carriage. stationary cross-bar 69 serves to support the It is secured to an Another motor 52 is used for'operating the wire feed mechanism 34 and is likewise supported on the platform 5i. This motor 52 operates a pulley 53, transmission belt 54 and pulleys 55 and 56 respectively. The helical spring coils 32 are held rigidly on the pads 21 by clips 51 and caps 9| held closed by spring I40 attached to channels i !3 extending into the space under the sets of bars 59 employed for transporting the springs The helices 32 are pulled out of the caps BI when the springs 49 move backwards. The guide plates 59 are also mounted on the brackets 23 by means of bars H4 and serve toprotecteach position is travelled to.

After a travel of this amount the pads 21 are stopped and those next in line are placed for another filling with springs 40, by the operator. The details of the wire feed mechanism struc- 'ture are conventional for feeding and twisting the wires into the helical form mentioned. Its

rollers 3l'are held adjustably in regard'to each other, to straighten and feed the wires as they pass into the dies 38 in each instance. The rollers 31 are supported on shafts 63 mounted on bracket structures 64 attached to the horizontal platform l9, and aligned with the reels or spools 35 supplying the wire.

' The carriages H2 supply the mechanism for operating the bars 53', and consist of a rectangular frame having lateral bars 65 extending longitudinally with cross bars 66, 68 and 10 positioned vertically respectively. The cross-bars A shaft 1 thatrotates the cams 46. The cams in their rotation rub on and propel the rollers l2 and '83 respectively, which are in turn mountedon the cross-bars 68 and 10. The cam action forces the carriages H2 in the direction of the arrows shown in Figures and 16. The channels Hi and channel jaws 15on the bracket 23 guide and hold the carriages H2 so they can reciprocate in the way intended so as to operate the bars 59. When the carriage is in the position shown in Figure 15, each pair of coils 30 of springs at are in the process of being fastened to each other by the helical springs 32, and the rollers "iii used for manipulating locking plugs ii are inserted to their limit. This is because the spring 18 pulls on the plug 11 and the rail 19"is cut down to its least depth at that point. The vertical post 51' mounted on the bracket 23 providesa guide for the locking plug 11. The plug El passes through a hole 80 in the bracket 23 and lodge's'in back of bar 50 which supports the pads 21 having coils 40 thereon ready for fastening. This: plug l1 prevents the bar 53 from moving backwards.

V H a (See Figure 20.) 1 A pusher 8i bevelled on one side at 85 engages the 7 front of the same bar 50 and prevents it from 1 moving. The plug 11 is released and lifted out of the hole 89, when the rail I9 is pushed forwards with the carriage. H2 and its slanting ;surface 82 acts'on the roller 16, when the carriageis moving frontwards.

The carriage H2 carries the pusher .8! along in its socket 83, where it is resiliently pressed outwardly, with the pusher 8| moving in the long. slot 86. When the pusher 8| has travelled sufficiently, its bevelled face 85 strikes the next bar 50 and is forced back,'as indicated in Figure 21. The pusher 3| eventually passes behind the next bar 53 and slips in back ofthe latter by means of a spring 26 in a position ready to pull it along when the carriage'll2 moves in a rearward direction. It can be seen, in Figure 22, how the pusher 8! and plug TI are functioning at this moment. The, carriage is readyto pull the bars ,tfi'backwards without opposition and place the next pads into position for fastening the coils 39 of the springs 49 placed thereon bythe operator. 7/ 7 After the pads 2'! are relocated after travelling the 90 spacing and stop, they are filled with a new. row of springs 46 in the manner described.

. In Figures 23, '24, and 26, the structure of the pads are shown in detail. The groovings :28 are of arcuate form adapted to conform with .the contour of the two adjacent 00115 39 and set the latter one on top of the other at their tangential contact. The contact of the turns 1 is'made along the axis of the pad. Where an axial groove 29 islocated as it extends longitudinally across the pad. In this groove 29, the helical 32 is projected and rotated so it. will thread about the turns or coils 3%) as indicated in Figures 23,

Y24 and 25. -The bosses 81 on the pads 21 act as stops to guide the coils 3,0pinto the grooves 28.

.The pads are secured to the barsfifl by the set screws 88.

The slanting surface 89 of the pad facilitates the placing. of the coils 39 inthe groovings 28.

1The motor 43 through-its transmission chain it drives'a line shaft to journalled on the frame 22. The shaft 9%) has'a clutch 9| interconnected between the transmission 48 and the shaft, so

- that a penal mechanism 92 can. throw it in and V accessible to the operator.

'ment 101 the control or the mechanism :12. the line shalt kw is rotated by the motor, 45, it

revolves the sprockets at. at. either end. 'ihese sprockets e'iitnrougn the chains 96 actuate tne sprockets cl keyed to the shafts 41 on which the cams 4c are attached. When these cams so rotate they reciprocate the respective carriages I I3, which ln turn move the bars in: like a conveyor belt until the-operator moves the pedal and snuts oil the power,-ora limit switch at on the bracket 1s tripped by a mg as on the carrier I Hi. when the carriers are-stopped and the paos 2| located in the proper position for fastening one C011 to another,-tney are located with the grooves 29 in line with the guioe pipes- 39 used. for directing the helices is? into them. The alignment is brought about by automatically engaging the bars as when they have travelled to a certain point after each threading of 'a helix has been helical spring feeding end out 01f shears are positioned and tensioned by spring I30. The shears 

